[sudo-discuss] FW: The White House Announces a Week of Making this June 12-18

Thu Apr 9 14:08:30 PDT 2015

I agree with you both! It compartmEntalizes us, and dulls our fire to forget
that...I'd be down, I'm not scared. I think such missing essence is every reason
to bring it there!

But to what end? What would ones function be there?

On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Cere Misc < cere.misc at gmail.com [cere.misc at gmail.com] > wrote:
I assume the A is for Art? If so, I agree that too much is left out without it.
Yes, would be cool to "be involved", but I have the same reservations as you.
-Cere
On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 1:57 PM, Mitch Altman < maltman23 at hotmail.com [maltman23 at hotmail.com] > wrote:
Does someone at Noisebridge and/or Sudo Room want to be part of the National
Week of Making?

If so, there's a link at the bottom of the email from the White House (copied
below), but which I'll add here, too:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/nation-of-makers
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/nation-of-makers]

I think it would be really cool to be "officially" involved. But there are two
things that make me uncomfortable:
1) "STEM" is a term created by the US military -- it leaves out the very
important "A", which many have added to make it more relevant, and moves things
away from the military: STEAM
2) There is involvement from various government agencies, many of which are
cool, but one of which is: Department of Homeland Security.

Best,
Mitch.

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DATE:      Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:07:12 +0000                                                             
FROM:      Santoso, Stephanie <Stephanie_M_Santoso at ostp.eop.gov> [Stephanie_M_Santoso at ostp.eop.gov]   
TO:        Mitch Altman                                                                               

Hi All,

I wanted to make sure that you saw the following exciting news about the Week of
Making and the National Maker Faire!

Announcing a Week of Making this June 12-18

By Tom Kalil and Stephanie Santoso

Last year, on June 18, President Obama hosted the first-ever White House Maker Faire [http://www.whitehouse.gov/maker-faire] and issued a call to action that “every company, every college, every
community, every citizen joins us as we lift up makers and builders and doers
across the country.” By democratizing the tools and skills necessary to design
and make just about anything, Maker-related events and activities can inspire
more people to pursue careers in design, advanced manufacturing, and the related
fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and possibly
take their creations to the next level and become entrepreneurs.

Today, in preparation of the one-year anniversary of last year’s Faire, we are
excited to announce that the White House will celebrate a “Week of Making” this
summer from June 12-18. The Week will coincide with the National Maker Faire
here in D.C., featuring makers from across the country and will include
participation by federal agencies including: the Department of Education,
National Science Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S.
Small Business Administration, Institute of Museum and Library Services,
National Institute of Standards and Technology, NASA, Corporation for National
and Community Service, Department of Homeland Security and the Smithsonian.

At last year’s Faire, President Obama welcomed people of all ages who are
funneling their ingenuity into amazing projects, developing creative solutions
to important problems and bringing their innovations to market. He met Lindsay
Lawlor, who built a 17-foot, talking robotic giraffe named Russell, and he met
teenage sisters Camille and Genevieve Betty, whose motto is “Who needs a paper
route when you can start your own robotics company?” He talked to entrepreneurs
such as Marc Roth, who was homeless in San Francisco before taking classes in
design and prototyping at a digital fabrication studio and maker space. After
only several months of classes, Marc was able to open his own custom
laser-cutting business. As the President put it, “Today’s D.I.Y is tomorrow’s
Made in America.”

[https://cloudmagic.com/b/v6/attachment/download?method=cstream&resource_id=%5B%22a%22%2C3%2C%22i%22%2C17221%2C%22m%22%2C%22%5BGmail%5D%2FAll%20Mail%22%2C%22v%22%2C11%5D&account_id=3&sub_resource_id=1.2&name=ATT00001&cte=base64&cty=IMAGE%2FJPEG&disp=inline&gmail_msg_id=1498009847911791041&ct=pa&cv=6.1.28&pv=4.4.4%26ln%3Den]

Lindsay Lawlor introduces President Obama to Russell, the Electric Giraffe at
last year’s White House Maker Faire. (Photo Credit: Pete Souza).

The President announced a large number of commitments
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/18/fact-sheet-president-obama-host-first-ever-white-house-maker-faire] made by the Federal government, mayors, educational institutions, companies,
and non-profit organizations to expand opportunities for engaging students STEM
through making, supporting makers who want to become entrepreneurs and make it
easier for individuals to learn 21 st century design and fabrication skills around the country. Twenty-one Federal
agencies committed a suite of services for people interested in engineering and
manufacturing, including expanded access to start-up grants, making it easier
for makers to manufacture their products domestically, and business mentoring
and training. More than 150 colleges and universities, over 125 libraries and
more than 90 mayors pledged to take steps to help advance making in the United
States.

To continue to expand upon this effort, here are some ways that you or your
organization can help:

· Individuals can volunteer to mentor and share their skills by hosting workshops
or classes in areas of their community that have fewer opportunities for
designing, developing and prototyping projects.

· K-12 school districts can create opportunities for interactive, hands-on STEM learning
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/01/12/new-resource-bringing-making-education] in and outside of the classroom. Schools can also establish maker spaces to
empower students to design and build, and solve real-world problems.

· Colleges and universities can establish on-campus spaces
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/11/making-makers-cleveland] that are accessible to students, faculty and the broader local community to
tinker, design, build and invent. They can share best practices with other
educational institutions through networks and communities of practice
[http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/12/10/higher-education-institutions-respond-president-s-call-support-making-college-campus] .

· Companies can encourage making in their community through design and
engineering and help designers, inventors and other aspiring entrepreneurs
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/manufacturing_and_innovation_report.pdf] create American jobs by navigating the transition from prototyping to
manufacturing.

· Mayors can join the Mayors Maker Challenge
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/05/15/challenging-mayors-help-make-difference] and encourage companies, foundations, non-profits, schools, libraries and
museums to get involved with product development and manufacturing. Local
leaders can also back initiatives that make it easier for entrepreneurs to
manufacture their products locally.

And no matter who you are, you can get involved by hosting an event, workshop or
activity during the Week of Making in your community or submit your project for
the National Maker Faire.

By working together, we can provide every child and adult in America with the
tools, technologies and resources they need to be part of the creative process
and invent, create, and make a better, stronger, and more innovative future.

If you or your organization has plans to support students, inventors, designers,
builders and other makers in your community, let us know by completing this form [https://www.whitehouse.gov/nation-of-makers] . We look forward to announcing progress on the President’s call to action
during the Week of Making. You may also contact us at maker at ostp.gov [maker at ostp.gov] .

Tom Kalil is Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation at the White House
Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Stephanie Santoso is Senior Advisor for Making at the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy.

Stephanie Santoso

Senior Policy Advisor for Making

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

ssantoso at ostp.eop.gov [ssantoso at ostp.eop.gov]

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